游骑兵7号拍摄的月球
On July 31, 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took this photo, the first image of the Moon taken by a United States spacecraft. 17 minutes later, it crashed into the Moon on the northern rim of the Sea of Clouds as intended. The 4,316 images sent back helped identify safe Moon landing sites for Apollo astronauts.
Until 1964, no closeup photographs of the lunar surface existed. Ranger 7 returned the first high resolution close-up photographs of the lunar surface. The mission marked a turning point in America’s lunar exploration program, taking the country one step closer to a human Moon landing.
Image credit: NASA/JPL
1964年7月31日，美国游骑兵7号航天器拍摄了这张照片，这是美国航天器首次拍摄到的月球图像。17分钟后，它按计划坠毁在云海北缘的月球上。这4,316张图像帮助确定了阿波罗宇航员安全着陆的月球地点。
直到1964年，美国还没有对月球表面进行近距离拍摄的照片。游骑兵7号带回了第一批高分辨率的近距离月球表面照片。这个任务标志着美国的月球探索计划迈向了一个转折点，使得美国离人类登月更近了一步。
图片来源：NASA/JPL